# OpenGL

Skill · 3D, Animation and Game Development

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/opengl

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-platform, cross-language API for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in video games, CAD software, and scientific visualization. Graphics programmers and game developers use it to directly control GPU hardware for real-time rendering across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

## OpenGL in the job market

- Open roles: 11
- Employers hiring: 5
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside OpenGL

Measured from the 11 open roles that name OpenGL, not from a curated list.

- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 11 roles (100.0%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 8 roles (72.7%)
- [CUDA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cuda) — 6 roles (54.5%)
- [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux) — 6 roles (54.5%)
- [Git](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git) — 5 roles (45.5%)
- [Vulkan API](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vulkan-api) — 5 roles (45.5%)
- [Microsoft DirectX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-directx) — 3 roles (27.3%)
- [Object Oriented Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/object-oriented-design) — 3 roles (27.3%)

## Roles that use OpenGL

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 8
- [Director of Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-engineering) — 1

## Employers hiring for OpenGL

- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 3 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 3 open roles
- [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — 3 open roles
- [Geneva](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/geneva) — 1 open role
- [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Shader Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/shader-programming), [Computer Graphics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/computer-graphics), [Vulkan API](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vulkan-api), [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2), [WebGL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/webgl), [LibGDX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/libgdx), [SceneKit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scenekit), [Microsoft DirectX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-directx), [Visualization (Computer Graphics)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/visualization-computer-graphics)

## Open roles requiring OpenGL (11)

- [Lead Scene Generation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d44049f2-f8a8-42ff-9fbf-d836dcd99f94/lead-scene-generation-engineer-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Huntsville, AL
- [Principal Software Engineer - 3D Visualization (OpenGL)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7571f113-5bf7-43f6-8e64-fac5d154ab30/principal-software-engineer-3d-visualization-opengl-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Full-time, $152,800 – $229,200
- [Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ed931bb9-b49c-4682-a160-3000aaf19460/senior-system-software-engineer-av-platform-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA, $184,000 – $287,500
- [Staff Engineer, GPU Graphic Core Performance Verification](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b588cd79-9e63-437b-a23f-e5bf0203a341/staff-engineer-gpu-graphic-core-performance-verification-at-samsung) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, San Jose, CA, $167,800 – $251,800
- [Front-End Platform Developer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/genevatrading/jobs/5094685007) at [Geneva](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/geneva) — Chicago, IL, $120,000 – $180,000 (listed on Geneva's own careers site)
- [Junior Scene Generation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9269515c-c913-4d5d-be3a-9773dbfff0eb/junior-scene-generation-engineer-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Huntsville, AL
- [Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d505544a-cb96-4e23-98b1-d19b79f2f6fa/director-autonomous-vehicles-platform-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Full-time, Santa Clara, CA, $320,000 – $488,750
- [Senior Engineer, GPU Graphic Core Performance Verification](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0660ca3d-d286-46a8-805f-d80cdcd90e6f/senior-engineer-gpu-graphic-core-performance-verification-at-samsung) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, San Jose, CA, $139,000 – $208,400
- [Senior Scene Generation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c6f88ba2-1d4d-43a9-8153-8f8e1ef302ea/senior-scene-generation-engineer-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Huntsville, AL
- [Senior Engineer, Machine Learning Application Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4ed543ef-aeec-4628-9f44-966b5c2fb822/senior-engineer-machine-learning-application-developer-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, $124,000 – $208,400

All 11 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=89536653-e990-49eb-a5d9-446997b05bff